Despair Island — is a small island in Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. Despair is located in between Hope Island (Rhode Island) and Prudence Island. The island is composed of many outcroppings of rocks used extensively by nesting birds. such as gulls and terns.… … Wikipedia
Melsom Rocks — (60°31′S 46°10′W / 60.517°S 46.167°W / 60.517; 46.167) is a group of isolated rocks lying 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of Despair Rocks and 7 nautical miles (13 km) west of … Wikipedia
Lay-brother Rock — (coord|60|34|S|46|13|W|) is a rock 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of Despair Rocks and 7 nautical miles (13 km) northwest of Route Point, off the west end of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands. Charted and named by DI personnel on … Wikipedia
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Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
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United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
Sanctaphrax — is a fictional city state from Paul Stewart s Chris Riddell s The Edge Chronicles. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early history 1.2 Mid history 1.3 … Wikipedia
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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Despair Rocks" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
